Corinthians into 10th Women’s Brasileirão semi, perfect for final spot | OneFootball

Corinthians begin another Brazilian Women’s Championship semifinal this Tuesday (15), carrying an impressive record at this stage of the competition. Against Bahia, at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), at Arena Fonte Nova, the Brabas begin their quest for a tenth consecutive qualification for the final of the national tournament.

Since reaching the semifinals for the first time in 2017, Timão have never stopped at this stage. There have been nine appearances and nine qualifications for the final. The run helped build the black-and-white club’s dominance in Brazilian women’s football, with seven titles won in that period.

Photo: Rodrigo Gazzanel / Ag. Corinthians

The 2026 edition once again puts Bahia in Corinthians’ path. Unlike last season, when the clubs met in the quarterfinals, this time the clash is worth a place in the grand final.

Corinthians have never been eliminated in a semifinal

The run began in 2017. That year, Corinthians faced Rio Preto and managed to advance after losing the first match 2-1 and winning the return leg 1-0. In the final, however, they ended up finishing as runners-up against Santos.

A year later, Flamengo were the semifinal opponent. The Rio side opened the tie with a 2-1 win, but Timão responded in the second match with a 4-2 victory. In the final, they beat Rio Preto and won their first Brasileirão Feminino title.

In 2019, again against Flamengo, Corinthians won both semifinal matches, 2-1 and 2-0. The campaign ended with a runner-up finish against Ferroviária.

Since then, no other team has managed to stop the Brabas from reaching the final. Palmeiras, Ferroviária, Santos and São Paulo have been among the opponents eliminated by Corinthians at this stage.

Run coincides with a period of national dominance

In addition to reaching every final since 2017, Corinthians have turned consistency into titles. Of the nine finals played in that span, the club lifted the trophy seven times: 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

The only exceptions came in the 2017 and 2019 seasons. Since 2020, therefore, the Brabas have won six straight editions of the Brazilian Women’s Championship and head into the 2026 semifinal once again defending the title.

The semifinal record also shows the team’s strength in these matchups. Considering the 18 matches played between 2017 and 2025, Corinthians have 13 wins, three draws and only two defeats. They have scored 39 goals and conceded 17.

The only two defeats came in the first legs of the 2017 semifinals against Rio Preto and the 2018 semifinals against Flamengo. On both occasions, Timão managed to turn things around in the next match and advance. Since that loss to the Rio club in 2018, they have gone 14 straight semifinal matches in the Brasileirão Feminino without defeat.

See Corinthians’ record in the Brasileirão Feminino semifinals

2017 | Rio PretoRio Preto 2 x 1 CorinthiansCorinthians 1 x 0 Rio PretoQualified: Corinthians

2018 | FlamengoFlamengo 2 x 1 CorinthiansCorinthians 4 x 2 FlamengoQualified: Corinthians

2019 | FlamengoFlamengo 1 x 2 CorinthiansCorinthians 2 x 0 FlamengoQualified: Corinthians

2020 | PalmeirasPalmeiras 0 x 0 CorinthiansCorinthians 3 x 0 PalmeirasQualified: Corinthians

2021 | FerroviáriaFerroviária 1 x 3 CorinthiansCorinthians 3 x 1 FerroviáriaQualified: Corinthians

2022 | PalmeirasCorinthians 2 x 1 PalmeirasPalmeiras 0 x 4 CorinthiansQualified: Corinthians

2023 | SantosSantos 0 x 3 CorinthiansCorinthians 2 x 0 SantosQualified: Corinthians

2024 | PalmeirasPalmeiras 1 x 3 CorinthiansCorinthians 1 x 2 PalmeirasQualified: Corinthians

2025 | São PauloSão Paulo 0 x 2 CorinthiansCorinthians 2 x 2 São PauloQualified: Corinthians

2026 | BahiaBahia x Corinthians, September 15, at 9:30 p.m., Arena Fonte NovaCorinthians x Bahia, September 21, at 9:30 p.m., Neo Química Arena

Bahia are the new obstacle on the road to the final

To extend the streak, Corinthians will face an opponent they have already met recently in a knockout tie. In 2025, Bahia and Timão fought for a place in the semifinals of the Brasileirão itself. The Brabas won 2-1 away from home and 2-0 at home, advancing 4-1 on aggregate.

In the current edition, the two clubs also faced each other during the first phase, in a match that ended 1-1. Corinthians finished that stage in second place with 38 points, while Bahia were sixth with 29.

In the quarterfinals, the Brabas eliminated Cruzeiro with two wins. The first match ended 1-0 for Corinthians in Minas Gerais, with a goal from Vic Albuquerque. In the return leg, Timão won 3-1 at Canindé and advanced 4-1 on aggregate.

Bahia, meanwhile, reached the semifinal after beating Palmeiras on penalties, securing a place among the four best teams in the country.

Having posted the better campaign in the first phase, Corinthians will have the right to decide the tie at home. After the opening match at Fonte Nova, the teams return to the field next Monday (21), at 9:30 p.m., at Neo Química Arena.

The black-and-white mission now is to extend a streak that runs through the club’s entire history at this stage of the Brasileirão: since playing their first semifinal, Corinthians have always found their way to the final.

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